Winter started blowing in last night and today the wind, snow flurries and temperatures in the 30’s is making it clear that it’s time to get down and warm things up. My closet holds a couple of old reliable down jackets and vests that I’ve had for the last 6 years or so, but going to the closet to choose one to wear this morning was not the most exciting event. So I’ve started searching for the jacket that will make me say, “Oh Yeah”! READ MORE >

I’m one of those people who uses his smartphone constantly. There are thousands of pictures on it and it performs as my portable computer day and night. Never more so than when I’m traveling. READ MORE >

After several days of feeling sunk, well, I still feel sunk. It’s a malaise that just won’t lift. Life moves on and so must we, yet I’m reminded of the days immediately following 9/11 when we knew all had irrevocably changed but still didn’t know what shape that change would take.READ MORE >

Whenever I have a serious shock to my system I tend to do one of 2 things: pretend it didn’t happen or start cleaning. You all may remember the election from the other day. For many of us the outcome was a shocker of YUGE proportions.READ MORE >

COS is a new player in the fast fashion game. My sister blogger Jolain Muller of PrimaDarling.com fame, turned me onto it back in the early summer. Besides its very reasonable pricing, it’s an unusual company with its own very distinct look. READ MORE >

It’s now in our hands. We simply have to go to our neighborhood polling office and cast our vote. Today is one of the most consequential days of our lives. This strange trip is finally coming to a close. Go and VOTE.

I wrote a piece about Zara about a month or so ago. I focused in on their Studio collection for men and the great coats they had for Fall 2016. Like so much in fashion, it’s often hard to get a real feel for clothes from a picture and with all the styling that goes into those images it’s often impossible to get an honest feel for what it is, how it fits and how it feels. Let’s not forget the other crucial question: how is it made and in what fabric.READ MORE >